Notice For All Of Emerald City Nursery Closing on Thursday 14th December 2017

It is with the saddest regret we inform you that due to a change of Nursery Government rules which is – children under the age of six years must be on the ground level only. These new regulations became known to us only recently at the time of the renewal of our Nursery License.

As it is not possible for the Nursery to continue without utilizing the first level, we have no choice but to cease Nursery operations as from Thursday 14th December 2017.
If convenient for Emerald City Nursery parent’s, we have spaces for their children to attend our other Nurseries which are also open throughout the three-week Winter Break – Sunday 17th December until Thursday 4th January 2017

If you would like your child or baby to attend either of our three Nurseries, then we would make all necessary arrangements for a seamless transfer. Each of our other three Beautiful Minds Nurseries follow the same philosophy, teaching and learning styles as parents and all others are accustomed to at Emerald City Nursery.

We thank you in advance for your understanding of this situation and with full respect for the United Arab Emirates Governing Rules and Regulations, we continue to follow all that is required of us.
We are offering staff positions within our other Nurseries and currently transferring twenty staff to the three Beautiful Minds Nurseries. We are supporting each of our Nursery team members in the most positive way possible.

For each of our beautiful Emerald City Nursery babies and children, we wish you all the very best wishes that life can possibly bring. From our hearts we thank you for your joy and inspirational wisdom, you are our teachers, we are just here to do what is right for you and to gently guide you towards a wonderful life, thank you and we love you.
For all our past Emerald City Nursery babies and children, we extend a grateful and loving thank you for spending your early years with us, we loved caring for you and we wish you a continued happy and joyful life.

Kind regards
Bernadette King-Turner
Managing Director

Emerald City Nursery Farewell to All

In our Buttercup Baby Room we go out of the way to maintain a nurturing and stimulating environment in which the babies can grow, develop and learn in the way they know best… through their senses. Learning happens through heuristic play, sensory activities, music sessions, swimming, drumming and much, much more.

We place special emphasis on the 5 ‘Care Moments’ in an infant’s day, giving the time and respect that each of these moments deserves. These are – having a bottle, eating, sleeping, nappy changing and getting dressed.

We understand how difficult it can be for mothers to leave their babies in the care of another person, for this reason, we strive on building a strong relationship with all parents where an open two-way communication is an absolute must.

Baby Learning Environment

Because a baby learns primarily through physical and sensory exploration, their environment must allow them to investigate their bodies and their play space safely and comfortably. We give very close consideration to the organisation of space and equipment, floor coverings, lighting, noise, softness, comfort and aesthetics.

Baby Facilities

We have a lovely Nursery garden area especially for our babies to use, as well as climbing frames and tunnels to challenge our little explorers.

Our babies sleeping room is like no other, designed to feel as though you have just walked into your babies sleeping room at home. Each baby has their own cot, with their own bedding and in this calming and soothing environment, the babies sleep peacefully.

Meal times are a very important time of day and we believe should be unhurried and relaxing in order to encourage positive eating routines. For this reason, we have a very comfortable dining area for the babies, where they sit together and share their positive dining experiences with each other.

Baby Rituals

With help from the team of our fully qualified and DHA certified Nurses and baby room teachers, we create individual routines that best suits you and your baby, as we understand that one routine may not suit all infants. For parents who do not have a set routine in place for their baby, we can help adjust your Montessori into a routine that will make them feel secure, safe, and loved.

Sensory Play

We are passionate about providing babies with interesting and stimulating sensory play experiences, that foster the connections being made in a baby’s brain and which then lead to healthy cognitive development. We achieve this for example through messy play activities, which encourages sensory and tactile development.

Heuristic Play

Heuristic play is used to describe play for babies, infants and toddlers that actively encourages exploration and discovery. Presented as a basket of natural resources babies are free to explore without interruption and make their own discoveries about their world, their bodies and senses, and about texture, shape and colour.

Creative Play

At Emerald City Nursery we believe that creative play is about the “process, not the product.” We understand that the act of painting involves not only physical coordination but also important cognitive processes, so when painting we encourage babies to explore with different materials like big wide brushes, small thin brushes, rollers, large feathers, toothbrushes, large pieces of sponge and other exciting and interesting resources.